Typed annotation on caption below photograph: "General Superintendent A.C. Beguin receiving 1965 Safety Award for Open Pits and Quarries in British Columbia from Mr. R.B. Bonar, Dept. of Mines and Petroleum Resources." Photograph depicts A.C. Beguin shaking hands with Mr. Bonar as he accepts a large plaque. Counter bar and curtains in background.
File contains images relating to Incident & Accident Investigations and Occurrences. The photographs are grouped into sets relating to separate incidents.
File contains photographs related primarily to the following subject areas: personnel vehicle accidents, mine vehicle accidents, workplace accidents, fires, and rock falls in the pit mine.
Identified objects include Euclid ore hauling trucks, Wabco ore haulage trucks, drill rigs, derailed train car, Clark forklift, dump trucks, twisted steel girder, and cat machine.
Locations identified include the townsite, mill building, pit mine, tramline, railroad, the powerhouse, the plantsite, and the underground mine.
The following is abbreviated description of the incidents documented in this file:
- Photos and negatives of a rock slide in the pit mine, a flooding creek, a house severely damaged by fire, a parking lot in Cassiar, and what are speculated to be oil drums.
- Various of Finning Tractor and equipment damage incidents, one occurred on 2 July 1981 because of HOS blade, another in Nov, 1987, and another in Oct. 1986. Also Euclid accidents, of which one occurred 29 May 1987
- Photos of split fibre bags in snow, a damaged brown car in Cassiar parking lot, various Blast Hole Drill accidents, of which one occurred in pit in September 1985, and another planned blast that failed to detonate - powergel 'A' slurry failure on 10 June 1985.
- a derailed train, and a young woman measuring damaged steel trellis.
- Photos of Drill #707 fallen over in bank, a broken haulage truck, a fire damaged truck, and of Drill and Wzbco accident, #650 Haulage Truck accident on Oct. 24, 1990, and another accident near gas pump area involving truck on 5 Feb. 1987.
- Photos of damaged tramline after avalanche with annotated envelope "Bill Zemenchick", a set of photos showing tramline trackrope incident in 1986, and a derailed tramline carts in discharge area on 6 October 1986.
- Photos of Pressure Packer Accumulator Failure from the Plantsite in 1986, incident neraby Fibre Storage building involving #872 Forklift during 80s, another incident involving the #489 Hydraulic Shovel in the Mine during 80s.
- Photos of broken windshield and overloaded bucket on 30 April 1985, a screw gun malfunction caused by outlet having 600v power source in 1985, incident caused injury.
- Photos of "G" conveyor accident in April 1988, equipment damage in Underground mine in 1990, damaged screens in Mill, malfunctioning blade incident 11 Jan. 1992.
- Photos of Cat Engine cracking, damaged garbage truck, Haulage Truck engine failure on 27 Oct. 1986, Truck #84 backed into trench on 17 Oct. 1990, a loader that caught fire 21 June 1989, a grader accident on 21 Nov. 1985, and Haul track #59 broken tie rod that caused significant equipment damage.
- Photos of a fuel oil spill on 11 June 1990 in the Cassiar valley around plantsite.
- Photos of ground failure in Cassiar open pit 22 June 1988, 5 May 1987, and 2 Sept. 1987.
- Photos of damaged tires and damaged cart, a panfeeder accident in trench, shovel accidents on 6 March 1986 and 15 November 1986, Cylinder rod accident on 7 March 1986, manhole incident 9 April 1984, snow damage to building 29 March 1982, another loader engine fire on 3 Sept. 1987, and a broken tail light on 6 April 1988.
- Photos of accident in Underground mine when drilling piece of shotcrete fell on 20 June 1991, incident of disconnecting sling from chute causing damage on 4 July 1990, and accident in open pit of machinery going off road on 14 January 1988.
- Photos of Mine Garage Parts-room fire collection; 18 January 1986, also included are two photographs of a Euclid truck - kept with collection of context. Truck could have been used to transport debris.
- Important collection of three photographs of scoop tram sabotage incident - "foul play" on 15 June 1990. The Scoop tram was used in the underground mine.
Some of the above accidents involved personnel and therefore access is restricted - See Archivist for accessibility.
Photograph depicts the asbestos warehouse and warf in proximity to a residential area.
Photograph depicts an aerial view of the asbestos warf from the rear, looking towards the harbour.
Photograph depicts the asbestos wharf with a large residential area immediately behind.
Photograph depicts an aerial view of the Clinton Creek area.
Photograph depicts an aerial view of the Clinton Creek mine.
Photograph depicts an aerial view of the Clinton Creek plantsite.
Photograph depicts an aerial view of the Clinton Creek mine quarry site.
Photograph depicts an aerial view of the Clinton Creek quarry site on the mountain.
Photograph depicts an aerial view of the Clinton Creek residential area with autumn colours.
Photograph depicts an aerial view of the Clinton Creek townsite.
Photograph depicts steel drums and wooden buildings at an exploration camp in the Kutcho Creek valley area of B.C. The camp was set up by a crew led by Cassiar's Chief Geologist Bill Plumb. An arrow points to a possible burial site.
Photograph depicts steel drums and wooden buildings at an exploration camp in the Kutcho Creek valley area of B.C. The camp was set up by a crew led by Cassiar's Chief Geologist Bill Plumb.
Photograph depicts a view of snow-capped mountains among clouds taken from the air.
Photograph depicts an aerial view if the asbestos warehouse and wharf.
Photograph depicts Alice Gritzuk and two unknown men at a building dedicated by Mrs. Gritzuk.
Photograph depicts snow-plowed road lined with trees, valley and mountain in background. Believed to have been taken from vehicle. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "Approach to Quartz Rock Creek".
Photograph depicts the Arctic mine. typed print on reverse states, "Taken from runway, about midnight, outstanding colour in this shot. Autumnal shades."
Photograph depicts a test of the asbestos bagging machine.
Photograph depicts a packaged asbestos durability test performed with a forklift.
Photograph depicts asbestos being held in a bare hand.
Photographs of asbestos milling in Welshpool, Australia. Collection depicts the mazza machine, mixing plant, beam rollers, paper machine, asbestos feeder, asbestos store house, asbestos transport, bower separator, laboratory equipment, curling box rollers, pipe turning lathe, pipe flexural tester and pipe coupling multi parter.
Photograph depicts George Edzerza , R. T. Gilman, Bill Mossoh, and Pete Hamlin with gear and wearing snowshoes in the Asbestos Mountain area. It is believed that the photograph portrays their exploration of the future mine at Cassiar.
Photograph depicts two pallets of packaged AK-100 asbestos, one strapped in place and one unstrapped.
Photograph depicts pallets of packaged asbestos in a semi truck awaiting transportation.
Photograph depicts an asbestos pile at the Clinton Creek mine.
Photograph depicts samples of Cassiar asbestos.
Photograph depicts a posterboard display entitled "Asbestos Textiles and Uses" with carded asbestos fibres.
Photograph depicts a posterboard display entitled "Asbestos Textiles and Uses."
Photograph depicts snow-covered Asbestos Valley from a low altitude point on the mountain road leading to the mine.
Photograph depicts snow-covered Asbestos Valley, taken from mountain road looking northwest.
Photograph depicts three men building garage foundation in snow-covered plant site. Truck to right of men, wood fence structure in foreground, Asbestos Valley in background.
Photograph depicts the asbestos wharf with warehouse. Immediately in the background is a large residential area.
Photograph depicts the asbestos wharf on pier 94 with train tracks.
Photograph depicts snow-covered Asbestos Valley, slightly north of asbestos deposit.
Photograph depicts chief engineer for environment and safety Ashley Brown.
Photograph of automatic bag weigh system at Nordenham Finishing Mill in Germany. Part of trip report.
Photograph of automatic sewing machines at Nordenham Finishing Mill in Germany. Depicts an unidentified man in foreground to right. Part of trip report.
Photograph of automatic sewing machine. There is an unidentified man in the foreground to the right. Part of trip report to Nordenham Finishing Mill Germany.
File contains photographs depicting superintendents accepting safety awards on behalf of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation ltd, and BCIT Scholarship Winners.
Photograph depicts production worker B. Sall operating a forklift.
Photograph depicts an unidentified man engaged in the bagging process at Nordenham Finishing Mill in Germany. Part of trip report.
File contains photographs annotated Nordenham, presumably indicating that these images were taken in the Asbestos Corporation's plant in Nordenham Germany. The images depict bagging machinery in the mill, including a palletizer, automatic sewing machine, packer, shrinkwrap machine, glue applicator and cement bags. Some of the images include detailed annotations.